Learning a foreign language takes time. It is something that no person can accomplish in a day. And even so, when a second language is being practiced for some time now, let’s say years, the speaker may still stumble in his grammar, vocabulary and other small details. This is the fact with learning another …
“Comment allez-vous?” Of course you would know right away that the sentence above is the French version for saying “how are you?” in English. Learning the French language can be more challenging compared to other foreign languages that most people find interesting in doing nowadays. The reason that French is challenging compared to Spanish, …
Everybody has their own issues in learning a foreign language which includes not only the English speakers who are trying to learn other languages of the world; but the same principle applies to non-English speakers who are trying to learn English. For any of you interested to learn the beautiful language of Italy, it …
The metaphor of the “rat race” as a way to talk about the nature of contemporary life is instructive. I wonder about its origin. And just what is a rat race? I picture a maze in some scientific laboratory with a dozen rodents scrambling in all directions, trying with great frustration to find their …
You’re stopped at the corner of Dunn and Bradstreet listening to your latest empowerment tape when, out of your rear-view mirror, you spot a Cadillac Seville preparing to redesign the back of your car. Quick, what should you do? Lawrence Nordhoff, Jr., D.C., accident reconstructionist and author of two texts on vehicle collisions makes …
There is no easy way to stop problem blushing. There is no magic pill that will put an end to problem blushing. You can’t end problem blushing by writing “I will not blush” a hundred times on a piece of paper. The problem of excessive blushing is a complicated one, but you can beat …
If you are a student who is trying to bring up your grades, there are a list of tricks that will help you to amplify your capacity to focus your concentration, absorb the data that you study, and bring it back to consciousness during an exam without being subjected to mental blocks or test …
We all learn evolution theory in schools. Well, most of us do. However, what’s taught in schools is just basic. What most people — especially religious fundamentalists — do not want you to know is that evolution theory can very naturally explain human nature. It’s not taught in school. So I’ll tell you here. …
The great observatories of the world are responsible for many of the prolific astronomical observations of the twentieth century. Telescopic photography, radio dish data collection, and infrared imaging are among the many different techniques observatories have been able to employ to learn about the heavens. The Palomar Observatory may be the most famous of …
Attention deficit disorder (ADD) wasn’t recognized until about thirty years ago. Before that time, children who didn’t sit still in their desk chairs, who seemingly daydreamed all the time, and couldn’t meet homework assignments were considered “bad” kids, whose parents had failed to give them sufficient discipline. The only option was to spank or …